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Ridley School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ridley School District took in $137 million and spent $161 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes60%State tax money33%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money1.3%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.0%

What stands out

59%

of Ridley School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes60%

Property tax
59%$80.9 million
Other taxes
0.8%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • School lunches$997 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$346 thousand
  • Other school charges$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
33%$45.4 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$1.8 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$6.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt2.1%Sent to other local governments2.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$154 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$154 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$3.4 million
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$3.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to school districts$2.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$724 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ridley School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Ridley School District itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.